Miguel Herlein

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Miguel Herlein
Personal information
Full name Miguel Bruno Pereira Herlein
Date of birth (1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Amora, Portugal[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2001–2004 Amora
2004–2012 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Akritas 12 (0)
2013–2014 Granada B 12 (1)
2014Vilaverdense (loan) 12 (3)
2014 Goa 5 (0)
2015 New York Cosmos B 11 (16)
2016 Águilas 8 (1)
2016 Civitanovese 8 (2)
2017 Penne
2017–2021 Charneca Caparica 29 (6)
International career
2009 Portugal U16 1 (0)
2010–2011 Portugal U18 9 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:38, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Miguel Bruno Pereira Herlein (born 11 February 1993) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career[edit]

Born in Amora (Seixal) of Argentinian descent, Herlein played youth football with S.L. Benfica.[2] He started his senior career with Akritas Chlorakas in the Cypriot Second Division.[3]

Herlein signed with Spanish club Granada CF in March 2013, being assigned to the reserves in the Tercera División.[4] In the following transfer window, he was loaned to Vilaverdense F.C. in his country's third tier.[2]

After a brief spell in the Indian Super League with FC Goa,[5] Herlein joined the New York Cosmos in 2015, being the leading scorer for their B team as they won the National Premier Soccer League;[6][7] highlights included four goals in a 7–0 home win against the Seacoast United Phantoms on 11 July.[8] Subsequently, he played amateur football in Spain, Italy and Portugal.[9][10]

International career[edit]

Herlein represented Portugal at under-16 and under-18 levels.[11][12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Miguel Herlein" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b Pereira, Sérgio (9 June 2014). "Miguel Herlein deixa Granada a caminho de Portugal" [Miguel Herlein leaves Granada towards Portugal] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  3. ^ Cunha, Pedro Jorge (16 June 2015). "New York, New York: "Tratam-me como se eu fosse o Raul"" [New York, New York: "People treat me like I was Raul"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  4. ^ Azcoytia, Jorge (4 April 2013). "Sergio Martín: "Ser primeros es un gran aliciente"" [Sergio Martín: "Being first is a major boost"] (in Spanish). Granada en Juego. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Brazilian legend Zico arrives in Goa". Business Standard. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  6. ^ Lovejoy, Ryan (13 July 2015). "Cosmos B complete unbeaten regular season". New York Cosmos. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  7. ^ Cunha, Pedro Jorge (22 September 2015). "Miguel Herlein: 16 golos, 11 jogos nos EUA e livre em Portugal" [Miguel Herlein: 16 goals, 11 games in the US and free in Portugal] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  8. ^ Lovejoy, Ryan (12 July 2015). "Cosmos B win 7–0, recognized as Division champs". New York Cosmos. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Colpo in attacco: in biancorosso il portoghese Miguel Herlein" [Attacking deal: Portugal's Miguel Herlein in white-and-red] (in Italian). Penne Calcio. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  10. ^ Novo, David (11 November 2018). "Miguel Herlein: Agente-jogador ou futebol dos pés à cabeça" [Miguel Herlein: Agent-player or football from head to toe]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Sub-18: Portugal vence Suíça por 3–0" [Under-18: Portugal beat Switzerland 3–0] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Portugal invicto conquista título" [Unbeaten Portugal conquer title] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

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